Blumenthal gives a really good in-depth look at how John Mack was shaped, from his early life and on into his investigations which veered outside the established academia in which he worked.

It does get a little boggy when Blumenthal delves into Mack’s writing a Pulitzer Prize winning tome on the life of T.E. Lawrence, but it is necessary to understanding Mack.

The narration is good and of course it’s well-written.